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In a civilized world, one needn’t strictly segregate business and pleasure. While I am all business when I’m in the office, it helps that said office overlooks a reservoir teeming with exceptional avifauna. New Jersey’s Oradell Reservoir is a large, peaceful body of water that sustains a marvelous diversity of bird species throughout the year. [...]

For my next First Annual Blogger Bioblitz site, I decided to visit another under-observed ecosystem. Tibbett’s Brook Park, a pleasant public space built around a chain of ponds, lies just north of the Bronx. I’ve done very well here in the past as far as birding goes. However, my success is usually predicated on closely [...]

In selecting my initial site for the First Annual Blogger Bioblitz, I decided to eschew New York City’s more popular wildlife viewing spots. This weekend, the first truly magnificent one of spring, promised battalions of birders at locations like Jamaica Bay, Central Park, Prospect Park, and Jones Beach. But while other people were ticking off [...]